The History of Bethesda Game Studios

[@jukka6305]

I love how people complain on how in skyrim you just show up do some stuff and become the head master but thats literally what todd howard did at bethesda game studios

[@SilvyReacts]

XD Ya, it really does seem like he did that.

[@johnharrison2086]

His story mirrors the Winterhold College questline....

[@lerjae]

Makes me wonder if I would be so lucky as to walk in and say "Hey I would like to work here."

[@nukesrus2663]

If BGS is The Minutemen then Todd is the Sole Survivor

[@guillegarcia7146]

@@nukesrus2663 and who is preston garvey?

[@daisah1323]

To the guy who keeps trying to push arenas in every city: Please, never stop pushing for that.

[@luket4541]

we appreciate ur hustle: keep on doing it.

[@cageknight6634]

I mean, an arena in every city? ehh, maybe just one or two bigger cities

[@daisah1323]

Ofcourse a guard from Whiterun is going to say something like "don't add arenas in every city". Only the cities paying your wages, huh?

[@PotatoClub]

agreed. i really loved just sitting there and betting for the winner. I really missed that in Skyrim.

[@LiftYagami]

What about a unique aspect to every city like Skyrim, Windhelm was mostly missing that aspect because the only thing was the head of the stormcloaks, no factions. If it had an arena it would be good, not every city.

[@Rebelzize]

Absolutely amazing doc and even more amazing to hear at 55:00 how the developers we look up to actually appreciate our work done on our projects to recreate Oblivion and Morrowind. Nothing more motivating than that

[@160rpm]

!!!!!!!

[@NeverduskX]

I can't wait to play Skyblivion and Skywind, whenever they're ready to come out!

[@Ajani.]

I was hoping you were here to hear that. Probably my favorite part of this whole documentary

[@rb98769]

Really looking forward to Skyblivion! Love your work

[@McLoganator]

Agreed. Super awesome!

[@JBF086]

Something that has not being acknowledge is that something really important, for me the most important, in the TES series is the music. That Jeremy Soule work is amazing and its going to last forever.

[@hwr9462]

@@nicholasderk innocent until proven guilty.

[@rustyshackleford3160]

@@nicholasderk What are you even talking about!? Sick fuck

[@Robert399]

​@@balloonfiesta15 I agree that the "liar until accusations proven" attitude is horrible and needs to stop. An accusation alone can be _credible_ but that doesn't mean we should "believe the victims" because credibility's not enough to act on an accusation without evidence. I believe the actual bar at which action should be taken depends on the severity of the consequences: criminal punishment has "beyond reasonable doubt" standard while civil charges have only "more likely than not" (as should business and social repercussions, I believe). The unfortunate reality is that most sexual accusations are going to fall into the possible but not enough to act range. Quite simply, anyone who's not capable of handling that uncertainty in their mind (and I'm not aiming that at you) does not deserve to have an opinion on these issues.

[@bebo2629]

Well he made music for 3 of their games, he is not that important to them.

[@andrewvaldez8003]

Juan Basagoiti I cannot agree with you more. Without the music I don’t know if Skyrim would have been as big of a deal for me as it was

[@heimdal8]

Todd is such a delight. He is a nerd through and through - in the best way possible. Bethesda made a very smart move making him such an integral part of their game-making process. And Danny is a f-king awesome interviewer. Good job breaking away from the system and forging a path of your own!

[@ethana1]

Danny writes great narration dialogue. :D

[@cooliostarstache5474]

16 times the lies

[@LinkLover500]

If Starfield ever gets released, they should put a floating bear carcass in space to reference Skyrim's glitchy giants.

[@hopehepperlin2519]

Matilda Wolf yaaaaasssss that would be sick

[@plectrumdust6871]

They should add s e t t l e m e n t b u i l d i n g Jk i'm sorry

[@bizzydreamin402]

Have it eating a Sweet roll and an arrow in the knee too.

[@skullwiggler2845]

sol accordant, Instead of settlements, it'll be entire planets, and they'll all need your help

[@m1lkm8n78]

That would be hilarious!

[@ValkisCalmor]

I didn't want to replay Oblivion. Then the Oblivion music kicked in. I kinda wanna replay Oblivion.

[@courier3797]

Makes me tear up

[@d3viliz3d]

For me it was the Morrowind intro... a couple notes that bring back hundreds of hours spent in Vvardenfell. Amazing documentary!

[@kylejoe8393]

If you play on PC wait for Skyblivion to fully release! I just finished MorrowBlivion and it was awesome playing Morrowind with the Oblivion game engine!

[@alexandraae1443]

HomicidalDonut I only played Skyrim and Fallout 4- now I want to play EVERYTHING.

[@Kornelius707]

witchcraft

[@LegionOfEclaires]

Sees the world of Morrowind: *feelings of nostalgia, tranquility and true happiness take over* Sees Cliff Racer: *PTSD sets in*

[@aamirbhura007]

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[@thebl00dybaron]

I know Skyrim has turned into a bit of a meme lately, but this video made it feel special again. Nice work!

[@TheMrromanthx]

TheBloodyBaron Skyrim will forever remain one of my favorite gaming experiences! So many great moments i can remember from my over 500 hours living in Tamriel...

[@lynackhilou4865]

TheBloodyBaron yup , skyrim was and still is one of my favorite games ever

[@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx]

Hmm you just gave me an idea, how about skyrim running on walls? this way everyone will be able to play it

[@dustindentremont7056]

ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx so like... Microsoft Holo Lens?

[@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx]

I hope no one from bethesda's marketing division is reading the comments..

[@LoneVaultWanderer]

This is beautiful. Thank you for this

[@matejmihalik848]

Oh whats up

[@richiesspeedshop82]

Keep fighting the good fight.

[@jubjub501st]

I think you’re following me around KZbin

[@maddazza9557]

hey lone

[@hopehepperlin2519]

Lone! Fancy seeing you here. I shouldn't be surprised.

[@MrMattyPlays]

Wonderful work!

[@jibb1451]

MrMattyPlays lets hope Bethseda will carry their torch of writing and world building to deeper, more unventured realms in video game development. As they have the last 2 1/2 decades.

[@jibb1451]

MrMattyPlays p.s. keep that hype rollin for Fallout 76 my man.

[@magnetometalbender5725]

What up boi

[@DaHALOSHOCK]

Did ya see Parker Quinn the Charge card guy?

[@perrypierson93]

28:08

[@Pan_Z]

18:45 "We let you break your save in Morrowind." Back in the cool days essential quest NPCs could die. Now every important NPC is invincible for some reason.

[@k.morningstar7983]

i miss talking everything out or being so idiotic NPCs just let me scoot away does anyone else just talking a problem out and not having to put a slug between every enemy's eyes?

[@Subscriptcat676]

@Raven Burns would've made the game better tho

[@barnicskobalazs]

That would be a very interesting game indeed. Arcanum comes to mind. Would be very nice to see that and also to see the peaceful option expanded from being a simple speech check to something more adventurous.

[@barnicskobalazs]

Btw game maker's toolkit made a video on that. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/omq3q6SEhqegqJI

[@mindyauron9137]

As much as Bethesda does get crap, gotta admit countless memories have been made from their games Love em, hate em. They always bring something to discuss

[@chakko007]

Haters gonna hate. They wouldn't be one of the biggest in the biz, if their games sucked.

[@mindyauron9137]

chakko007 yeah. Sure they have bugs and such but usually they are more fun then bothersome. Usually but agreed. They’ve made it this far for a reason

[@Zeon081]

you could say the same about EA, does not make them good though

[@tukuiPat]

I've been playing Bethesda games for close to 15 years now, they've been some of the best games I've played and just enjoyed them the most.

[@anthonycampbell97]

Александр Потоцкий EA became big when they were good though. They suck not but it's not their current stuff that made them big.

[@JamesOD91]

Just finished work in Dublin and I cannot wait to watch this, Danny. Massive congrats on this. Huge!

[@bitchlasagna4926]

Ay look its another irish lad!

[@JamesOD91]

thomas the dank engine Aaayyyyy!

[@bitchlasagna4926]

its a grand night eh?

[@JamesOD91]

thomas the dank engine Ahhh sure it's a grand night for a fantastic Bethesda doc by the best in the business

[@hungryjoe7571]

irish bois we out here

[@NoclipDocs]

What's your favorite moment of the doc? Post the timecode here for other folks to watch... ----------------------- Thank you to all of our patrons who supported us for months as we (secretly) worked on this. If you'd like to support our work to create free documentaries about video games, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/noclip. You'll get access to early cuts, behind the scenes features and much more. Make sure you subscrive to watch even more videos from our time at Bethesda Game Studios. We look forward to telling you all about the development of Fallout 76 next week. (UPDATE: Closed Captions Now Available)

[@CTbryant700]

Noclip GUY IS WEARING A MOTHMAN T-SHIRT AT 1:10:59 WEST VIRGINIA CONFIRMED FOR FALLOUT 76!?!

[@monsterurby]

I like the part at 1:26:40 when you said a deep dive into the new "GAMES" (plural) that the studio has been working on. I'm wondering if it was a slip of the tongue or if we will see multiple upcoming games from BGS at E3... Hnnng.

[@arenkai]

You're welcome !

[@Jonas5188]

Gary!

[@lazymansload520]

1:20:30 sounded so cool

[@MrROTD]

I was going through a really rough time when Morrowind came out it helped me escape for a few hours from my troubles its really special to me

[@MrFTW733]

Rex Holes - i feel that with Fallout 3

[@RawkL0bster]

What happened?

[@GranddukeofWales]

@@RawkL0bster cliff racers

[@stephenthedude4383]

@@GranddukeofWales 🤣👏👏

[@origintrackz5235]

Same just with Fallout Nv!

[@danwenerowicz3421]

As someone who is currently going through college in the hopes of breaking into the games industry, I truly appreciate the documentaries that you create. Each one is genuinely inspirational, with a view into such a unique field. Thank you for making these.

[@Bigvenomsnakeboss]

After more then two years have you gotten into the industry?

[@danwenerowicz3421]

@@Bigvenomsnakeboss Well, sort of. I'm a games journalist now after graduating college in 2020. Had to answer this lol.

[@Bigvenomsnakeboss]

@@danwenerowicz3421 That's more then most grads can say lol. I'm glad you did reply I honestly didn't think you would hahah. Good for you my guy. ☺️

[@danwenerowicz3421]

@@Bigvenomsnakeboss Thanks, and yeah a lot of grads I know at least have had a ton of trouble, especially with the pandemic. I planned for it, but I still feel lucky to have a position like I do for now.

[@AlexGorskov]

@@danwenerowicz3421 Gratz, brother! Well done!

[@5chr4pn3ll]

This music. Do you want me to install Oblivion again? Because this is how you get me to install Oblivion again!

[@majb4737]

5chr4pn3ll Why'd you uninstall it in the first place? Lol.

[@philippplein4974]

Have u heard of the high elves

[@gbundleswbc]

lol this was hard to make it through the whole documentary without going and reinstalling some of the games.

[@roronoapedro]

So we're just making movies at this point? Cool. I'm okay with this.

[@NoclipDocs]

YEA THIS ONE ENDED UP LONGER THAN WE EXPECTEEEEED

[@bigchungus5933]

Noclip - no worries, it was well worth my time to see into the windows of this studio 👌

[@Teequaa]

its sad to revisit this documentary after the release of 76... oh well all is not lost... hope they gather themselves; for all we know and love!

[@Aster_Risk]

I'm definitely not ready to write them off yet.

[@maesterx4d]

@@Aster_Risk I think I honestly am fully ready. Still using the same dated engine from two decades ago with bandages, duct tape, and a constant IV solution consisting of modder's goodwill are the only thing that make their current games playable. Soon as I heard Starfield a brand new IP (the best opportunity to start on something new and fresh) still uses this engine, it clicked in my head that I need to be spending my money and support to other studios doing better work. I can respect the loyalty over the years some people still have, but they've shattered mine and many other's entirely as well as done irreparable damage to themselves, their IP, and our goodwill.

[@SirLemmon]

@@maesterx4d Do think they have full control over everything they do? Zenimax probably wont let them make a new engine because why change something if it still makes money.

[@seratonous]

@@maesterx4d their current engine is as different from the morrowind engine as unreal 2 is from unreal 4. the only thing that's been held over are a few coding solutions. animation, rendering, ai have all changed fundamentally. morrowind plays nothing like fallout 76. it doesn't have any physics, it can't support mid-range draw distance, it has insane polygon limitations. their current engine holds over a lot of bugs, but so does unreal 4. it's not the engine that makes their games shitty - they can replace any parts of it at any time. it's their design philosophy

[@kanalkucker14]

I feel they know what they get into when they release buggy messes or keep the old engine. They can make it work on the creation engine, but it will cost much effort. And we will probably see old bugs again

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

What a pleasant surprise! Completely forgot about this coming out. Screw doing anything constructive with my day now. This is where it's at!

[@DeadBois]

Oliver Cant I feel you

[@barfgameplay]

I'm a lot less scared for Fallout 76 now after seeing the dedication and love the devs have for their games and IP's.

[@krashd]

It will be ESO in an apocalypse though. Bethesda make single-player games you can disappear into but you can't disappear into an MMO. You would think having real people in a game would deepen the immersion but it rarely does, it just takes it out of it as soon as you enter a lobby where every is spamming WTB and WTS at each other and there are naked players running around screaming "HaXor nub!" at one another. The apocalypse will likely have stupid people in it but it won't have whiney, millenial gimps who use single-letter words and speak in all caps because they would have been murdered within the first hours of the apocalypse. I wouldn't expect to find them alive after WW3 so I shouldn't expect to find any in Fallout 76/Fallout Online either.

[@Arnorian_Knight]

Yeah, but sometimes corporate forces their hand

[@alalalala57]

RoMaRo Fallout 3, Skyrim, Fallout 4 (you purposely forgot ever other TES title to fit your argument of course) were great games.

[@Wladislav]

You've earned your rest, Mr. O'Dwyer!

[@AngelPerez-dw8ou]

**Xbox watches this** Xbox: *Interesting....*

[@cuttingaway123]

😂

[@prodj.mixapeofficial6431]

Then bought the fucking parent zenimax

[@TheBestestKitty]

"there are so many different types of snow" Hello. Canadian here. This is true. Hard snow, soft snow, heavy snow, light snow, thicc snow, fluffy snow, hurtling at 50mph towards you snow, oh my God I'm drowning in snow snow, the list really goes on.

[@TwoFace2222]

Bestest Kitty THE SNOW IS TURNING THE MOOSES GAY

[@Wilburgur]

Amazing ♥ Looking forward to the Fallout 76 doco!!

[@IsoMSS]

Wilburgur Wowee i actually found you before anyone else did.

[@Mochachocakon]

Wowee!

[@squidman8401]

W o w e e !

[@shaunfraser3720]

Looking forward to your new video!! :)

[@AlexGR321]

reeeeeeeeee

[@demongrenade2748]

My favorite part has to be the part where they discuss the vault Gary and how ridiculous it was to everyone except the quest designer who made it.

[@Eleu8erios]

Can't wait to experience the outcome of this unique team with the Starfield release. Love Bethesda!

[@noble5856]

Just a check in on how you’re feeling about starfield now lol

[@guzzo3913]

@@noble5856 even better im sure

[@cubethepixel3025]

Sadly xbox exclusive so f that Bethesda

[@Snow.2040]

@@cubethepixel3025 At least it is releasing on pc and i don’t understand why you would even play a bethesda game on console when 80% of the fun comes from mods.

[@PaxBisonica89]

​@@Snow.2040 90% of the mods on nexus are ported for Skyrim and Fallout 4 and Howard already confirmed mods will be available on Xbox.

[@DrownedinDesigner]

32:13 hints at Starfield

[@Master_WannaBe_]

I like how this documentary humanizes Bethesda. I think too many times, from what I’ve observed, fans often dehumanize the game developers to the point where the things they say are just down right horrible, disgusting, and cruel. We need to realize that these developers are people too and they make decisions and mistakes like us. They are people too. Except EA, they’re the devil.

[@aaronparker6661]

EA=BAD

[@julianreed7]

Stephen Ingersoll One of the biggest strengths of what Noclip does. Shows the (fairly/somewhat understandably, as it's still an industry mostly shrouded in mystery) ignorant masses what actually goes into making video games. Always, there are compromises.

[@BrittonShrum]

And Konami... Fuck, Konami.

[@Nate3million]

Definitely agree, but its a real shame that when companies get too big they become so disconnected with their consumers that they start to lose what made their product unique and great in the first place, and I think as a community we should learn to vote with our money to better appreciate and encourage really great content, and I do think some companies are starting to take notice.

[@MossPalone]

Bethesda is one of the only few game studios that actually listens to the gamers instead of the money.

[@brockenglish7602]

Todd Howard still seems kinda pissed about the Fallout 4 script leak.

[@sethmoneygetter]

I understand why though

[@youraveragethanos7734]

Brock English can you blame him. Leaks are cheap ways to get clicks when you’re news website sucks

[@nicekeyboardalan6972]

Zebtat 249 Not like it's worth reading anyways

[@greigtoye]

Brock English Yup, plus he’s thinking about the Fallout 76 leaks as well, from the same game journalist, from the same gaming publication..

[@brockenglish7602]

He seems like he's mad that he never found who the inside guy was.

[@danmack3173]

"oh cool the history of Bethesda" "we're here to talk to the people behind Fallout 76" no please god

[@kilgoreplumbus1360]

Yeah.

[@four-en-tee]

Oh yeah yeah

[@marbl3d45]

Then why are you here lol

[@JorgonR]

This made me laugh because this is exactly what i thought when i clicked on this video hahahahahahaha.

[@ultimatum117052]

@@marbl3d45 We're here because a lot of us like the old Bethesda Elder Scrolls games like Daggerfall, Morrowind, and to a lesser extent Oblivian, they were the last truly great games made by BGS. BGS has only sullied the Fallout series even after being shown how to properly do it by Obsidian (glitches and bugs are not 100% fault of Obsidian as they were given a strict 18 month dev time to work on the series many of them had created as well as using an engine that was already dated for the year it was planning to release).

[@Zapzockt]

Fantastic documentation, this company made the best games i have played in 35 years of gaming and i am looking forward to their next title, and i don't care if it is online, if it is an RPG or a mix of a dozend different genres or a tetris clone, i am sure, it will be another great game. Thanks to the whole Team of BGS for thousands of hours of fun and immersion, your work matters to a lot of people.

[@nickmcreynolds8740]

What you think your subscribers want to watch feature length films?!?!... Yes, thats exactly what we want. Thanks for all the hard work!

[@Metacore91]

1 and a half hours long. Oh boy.

[@hobomisanthropus2414]

And only mostly done, they still have the Fallout 76 stuff to go over. Right after E3 too, so that makes me think the release date is actually a lot closer than say, Holiday Season 2018. Would be really funny if Bethesda Game Studios just dumped all of what would normally be Marketing building onto Noclip, since Bethesda seems fairly adversarial to the establishment games media, lol.

[@Miniikarus]

Who else is playing "Spot the Todd" every time a group photo comes up?

[@lasthope909]

This has to be the best documentary I've ever seen. Hats off to the editor and director that put everything together so well!

[@Dtswm4466]

This doc is amazing. Thank you for making it. You’ve somehow made me love and appreciate my favorite game even more…

[@SCAR3DY_C4T]

The original recordings of the Morrowind soundtrack still gives me feels.

[@coldarts8828]

LOVED THIS!!!!! Thank you for hitting me with all of this nostalgia. The oblivion music is my Achilles heel. Great job.

[@nicknelson634]

It always bugs me how one bad game can completely ruin a company in some people's eyes. Yes, fallout 76 sucked balls. Doesn't mean bethesda sucks in my eyes, they have made some of my favorite games of all time like oblivion, fallout 3 and skyrim. I believe they can bounce back and give us great games in the future. That's my hope 🙂

[@GhostShadow860]

True. People also forget FO 76 wasn't even made by the main BGS team rather it was developed by BGS Austin

[@GranddukeofWales]

@@GhostShadow860 people don't look much into stuff like this and just believe those youtubers who say that all Bethesda games are bad or something

[@malek0093]

Problem is, some people also associate games made by studios owned by Bethesda as BGS games, especially the mediocre ones like Rage 2 and Wolfenstein Youngblood. Hopefully by the time Starfield launches, BGS will be as well regarded as it was when Skyrim first launched.

[@MakerInMotion]

@@GhostShadow860 It was Bethesda that was the face of it. Todd Howard himself gave the presentation making the big promises. That carries responsibility and accountability. If I set you up on a date and the person I set you up with tazed you and ran off with your wallet and car, I owe you an apology. That being said, Starfield is a chance at redemption. I think it will be good too because its in their comfort zone. A single player open world RPG. That's what they do best.

[@trashthingz1837]

76 was a failer on all accounts but what made it worse was everything that came after with microtransactions, loot boxes, the DLC, the engine, the real-life merch you could own/buy everything revolving 76 was a failer. Bethesda deserved the flack they gained... whoops just saw your comment is 9 months old oh well.

[@RicoCilliers]

one and a half hours about the history of my favorite game studio. this pleases me.

[@INTCUWUSIUA]

It's funny they say Morrowind was kind of a small game because it's density and the difficulty of getting around meant it felt massive compared to either Oblivion or Skyrim.

[@elijahbowers1]

Morrowind is the reason I fell in love with Bethesda games. I still remember playing it on my original Xbox. I would just sit down start up the system and suddenly 4 hours gone. I love it to this day.

[@gabsauvage]

It was so good, so well made and so interesting. You guys nailed it, can't wait for the other part on Fallout 76!!!

[@NoclipDocs]

Thanks so much. It was out pleasure.

[@IAssassinII]

1:09:50 San Francisco wasn't wiped off the map, it's a thriving city in Fallout 2.

[@xanx3572]

IAssassinII I think it's called the Hub.

[@MikaelLevoniemi]

Hub was in fallout 1, san fran is in fallout 2.

[@Gislijohann]

I believe he meant New York, he mentioned earlier that he wanted to set it in New York, but wanted to ask the original devs to change the lore on new york being wiped out, not San Francisco, as from my memory, I believe new york was said to have been completely destroyed during the war. Just an error in the script I'm guessing.

[@Eyepice]

@ Mikael Levoniemi Yeah and that place is where i first got a minigun which was awesome!

[@Hito343]

I just love Skyrim so much, I have hundreds of hours in that game trying to explore and find every piece and even after 10 years I still manage to find something new, the mod community adds so much content into the game as almost every playthrough is a different experience. Nothing beats a late Fall or a Christmas eve with cup of coffee and Skyrim.

[@metfan4l]

Wow this is outstanding work, great job!

[@skurr]

That Oblivion soundtrack brings tears to my eyes every time.

[@FairPlayGaming]

No mentioning of the horse armor DLC during the Oblivion part? What missed opportunity! Would have loved to hear their reactions to that particular subject matter.

[@Liam-B]

I'd rather have a world with Bethesda than a world without.

[@sethmoneygetter]

Yes fallout is awesome

[@kwah1]

no shit

[@TwoFace2222]

chaos is cool cant kill ur parents if theyre already dead *taps head to show smartness*

[@surakura3819]

it shall happen

[@justdomshow]

outstanding work !! I loved every minute !

[@hopehepperlin2519]

JustDom Show hey Dom!

[@atomic_atom]

I'm surprised to find you here Dom. You should make a video about this.

[@fearof1356]

Dude I swear you're in every Bethesda related comment section.

[@justdomshow]

Sneak levelled up

[@beaststaff9774]

I loved every mili second HA

[@abyss9316]

Noclip the best video game documentary Channel on KZbin hands down the level of quality unparalleled among the rest keep it up noclip you are forever changing the video game documentary history for the better shedding light on the dark and mysterious creation video games and the amazing people behind them

[@henry-ys8wp]

This was amazing. Currently hyped for the 76 doco, and I’ve started watching your other docos and wondering why I hadn’t discovered this treasure trove sooner.

[@mrchiefbs]

9:47 Todd Sound Effects

[@DigitallPimp]

Did anyone else notice the fan blade knocking into the guys head at 1:19:03? Gave me a good chuckle haha.

[@kaseygarrison3811]

DigitalPimp that scene was actually in the trailer for wasteland workshop for fallout 4

[@thenothing2786]

I love that Emil is both a legendary demigod… and a huge dork like the rest of us.

[@kylefox2397]

I'm really hoping this is a signal to other devs and we start seeing behind-the-scenes docs from Noclip on a regular basis.

[@GameSlots7]

This was great. It really gave me an insight into the studio and made me fall in love with their games all over again. Can't wait for the next documentary to hear about the "lofty plans" :) Good work guys

[@SilvyReacts]

Actually, that wording has me a bit excited, because I figured Fallout 76 was a side game. How can a side game be lofty? Does that imply it's actually a very big game, or is there something else they have not yet announced? Bethesda's E3 is going to be interesting this year for sure. Very curious.

[@GameSlots7]

I'm sure that E3 will shock us. I can't think of much that could raise the bar, but if it is as good as they make it sound then this could be amazing.

[@origintrackz5235]

Red Guard isn't the long-lost Bethesda game, the Elder Scrolls Travels Shadowkey for the Nokia N-Gage is! it had a pretty cool 4 person Multiplayer/Co-op system!!

[@Salvadorrius]

Bethesda is the game company that had the biggest impact on my life 3 of their games are in my top 5 and there is something so hard to describe about the way their games make you feel. There is a sense of adventure, discovery and exploration that I never found elsewhere.

[@tadladapate3064]

One word : Immersion. If you play in first person especially

[@MaggotAddict21]

It's because you've never played an actually good open world games. Sadly most gamers only play mainstream open world's like Fallout 3, and "Skryim: Do the same Quest ok a empty map over and over", and that's all they know. You need to look up some GOOD open world games like KCD or even Dying Light is better. You need to expand your horizons or you'll be stuck playing generic, ugly, buggy, and boring open world's that Bethesda is a master at.

[@TiggiTheWillful]

Andrey Ivashin wow you’re an asshole. I’m 45 and have been playing RPGs since I was 8 - starting with text adventures by tartan games, that had to be mailed to you by the guy who wrote them. I’ve played hundreds of different RPGs over the years of all genres (including your precious Dying Light, which I found interesting but repetitive in places) and my faves by far are the elder scrolls games. With that said:- Here’s a few tips that will make you a better person in life. 1) Don’t assume things about strangers. You don’t know what games OP has played or enjoyed in his/her gaming life. 2) Stop, what’s the term used these days? Ahh yes, GATEKEEPING. Just because you don’t like the same games as someone else, doesn’t mean you have the right to dictate to them about what they should play. 3) Try being less of a rude asshole. You effectively pissed all over someone’s heartfelt comment, for no other reason than to feel like the big ‘I AM’ The keyboard is not a shield. If you act like a cuntwaffle online, don’t be surprised if you get called out for it and perhaps even reported - if you are abusive enough. 4) GROW UP and let people enjoy whatever they want to in peace. It aint hurting you after all.

[@cloudbloom]

@@TiggiTheWillful well put, I'm pushing 40 myself and grew up playing text adventure games like Zork all the way to modern games today and the elder scrolls games are some of my all time favorites

[@specialagentddd]

Thank you that was awesome. For me the things that hooked me on elder scrolls/fallout/BGS is the lore and stories. BGS’s story is almost as rich as the worlds they create. I have never seen worlds as deep and rich as those in ES and Fallout. I know so much and still am diving deep into lore of these worlds. They are the real deal.

[@imperialguard4625]

12 years old and still arguably the best game ever made, I love all ES games but Oblivion really takes the cake..what a game it is, even with all the weird bugs and happenings it still never fails to caress my RP-G spot.

[@OGPatriot03]

I feel the same way, it's by far and away my favorite game, ever made.

[@krashd]

You guys are confusing Generiblivion with Morrowind. Or you are just young.

[@OGPatriot03]

Oblivion it is for me, 22 yo.

[@blakej6416]

Jeff Gardiner's statement about Morrowind transporting your mind to another world really hits home with me. That game was absolutely magical when it came out and it remains my favorite game to this day.

[@jadenpeterson2865]

"The team had good tech, good arse, good engine." - The narrarator 20:23

[@fireballs7346]

lel

[@Vazin]

God damn I like Todd a lot. What an awesome dude.

[@Vandyno]

VIZIN. He just works

[@brian.phillips1985]

"fuck it"

[@philippplein4974]

Todd and the sweet little lies, yes such an awesome dude

[@darkness2160]

Vandyno 😂 😂 😂

[@remmberthisemaildude]

JeSSEbism I mean Todd did lie multiple times. Although that saying is rather old, it holds some truth.

[@obololegal]

19:58 pay attention to the guy in the background, the oblivion npcs are evolving

[@bimi4057]

15:46 LOL

[@marluxes]

That's where the great stuff starts, when creators say that and just dig in and make something incredible

[@freeman2399]

Ah yes the "fuck it" moment, where genius happens.

[@fisken2000]

Thanks for this 👍🏻

[@DrLynch2009]

Take a drink every time Todd drops an F bomb.

[@IchbinX]

Fuck it!

[@GuyOnAChair]

ThePlagued Doctor He does it quite a bit.

[@basshead.]

F bomb = Fallout

[@desertrose0601]

I’m almost halfway through and I’ve only heard one so far.

[@amatanata]

I’ve watched/listened to this about 7 times just cause it’s a calming nice thing to listen to.

[@Sylveryse]

Thank you for this! The Elder Scrolls and Bethesda Fallout games have been a much loved part of my gaming life. They're among my favourite developers.

[@smartbluecat]

Fantastic stuff. Thank you, Noclip. :)

[@GeoDelGonzo]

👍Happy 25th anniversary Howard!!! 👍

[@ChunkyMilk360]

I hope to work for Bethesda someday. 21 years old and just began my 3D modeling journey. My end goal is to get a job here.

[@kristofferp5030]

Even though i haven't been a huge fan of their latest works and found Skyrim a bit too dumbed down for my taste i have to say it's quite cool to see a developer stay so tightly knit over so many years. Same building and a lot of the same people for over 20 years is very impressive in this industry.

[@stockloc]

I got into the elder scrolls from Skyrim and I can see what you mean by 'dumbed down'. I played Oblivion and was surprised at how 'rpg-like' the game was. A lot of RNG but I can see why that would make it more fun. But for me, the nostalgia comes with Skyrim. Oblivion was this 'nerd thing' I bought (which, at the time, I could truly say I wasn't a gamer geek) to immerse myself in a game the same way I was with Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Fable.

[@Helperbot-2000]

Not to mention the same shitty outdated game engine

[@joker6558]

@@Helperbot-2000 I can’t think of a game engine I’ve had more fun in. I can collect cups and live my cup hoarding fantasies. I can’t do that in the Witcher 3.

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@joker6558 good for you, its till shit tho

[@joker6558]

@@Helperbot-2000 how many games do you know that has the interactivity of a Bethesda game?

[@thejustinjustin1233]

It makes complete sense that xbox acquired Bethesda. The synergy between the two combined with history just makes sense. Starfield continues that synergy and I’m happy to say that despite the haters, it’s an amazing game for those who have patience and a love for the genre.

[@jamesfield1674]

This deserves all the sweetrolls

[@CMont-pr6cb]

43:45 Oooh whats happening on those computers? Jejeje

[@pa7ri0t]

As always thanks Danny for making yet another amazing documentary....

[@LokiDokiGG]

Fantastic Documentary as always. fascinating insight, shame we didn't get to hear about fallout shelter, would have been interesting to see how they managed that mini project

[@XGTV1]

Thanks Danny!

[@abyss9316]

Probably the best video game documentary on KZbin thanks noclip for making a truly Timeless and in depth look at some of the greatest games ever conceived Encourage all to watch

[@IncogNovah]

ah yes, the company Microsoft just bought

[@BAMB00STE]

what

[@BAMB00STE]

oh

[@DietaryCar]

Lmao

[@NoName-hj5hg]

@@BAMB00STE lmaoooo

[@AngelPerez-dw8ou]

@@BAMB00STE LOL

[@AndrewJ9673]

good documentary but was the mix-up of some Arena and Daggerfall footage done on purpose?

[@marcuscadwell8574]

Man I wish I could get a job at Bethesda like that. Nowadays it's "you need these 5 degrees, these 17 certificates, 80 years of relevant experience, and then you can fill out an application online and we'll call you if we get an opening" only..they never call Dx

[@specknacken6507]

"It just doesn't work." -Hodd Toward

[@cuttingaway123]

@Noah Standish that’s some bs

[@cyreslp1780]

"I did nothing in the main story", litterly every Bethesta game at the first run.

[@alpineflow8599]

Great documentary. I have played every Elder Scrolls game and every Fallout game, losing myself for thousands of hours in these vast worlds. Thank you Bethesda (and Interplay). Please never forget your roots and continue making such memorable games.

[@MMaRsu]

People seem to forget this man directed Morrowind (89MC), Oblivion (94MC), Fallout 3 (91MC), Skyrim (94MC) and Fallout 4 (87MC). This man and his team do not miss. Have faith, stop the console war nonsense. Be thankful we are getting another amazing game that is complete and not nickled and dimed by greedy shit.

[@SmorgasLord]

Have you heard of the High Elves?

[@typicalnormalperson4890]

Probably

[@kiwi3085]

FreddyHardCandy *dies*

[@morro782]

FreddyHardCandy Bergoh!!!

[@Xegethra]

I love those old Terminator games. Not too keen on a lot recent stuff though...but that's me and gaming in general I guess.

[@seventone4039]

Mod Community is a big key for success

[@mmedia1725]

At around 32 minutes could Todd be referring to starfield?

[@gallowspole]

yeah it's almost as if he caught himself before he let something slip

[@psychofroggy8062]

I have and always will… Love Bethesda Game Studios. They created my favorite franchises and games.

[@michaelwesten4624]

and lies, sweet little lies

[@darmous9676]

noclip in the bethesda games is tcl

[@Vub.]

Danny, been following you since your gamespot days and have always loved your work. I remember being sad when I first heard the news back in the day that you were leaving gamespot but after watching these masterpiece documentaries you have made I realize now how lucky we all are that you went after your passion project! Keep it up brother! 🤘🎮

[@ItsAllGoodGames]

"there hasnt been a nuclear aniihilation yet" shared universe confirmed!

[@kevinrobinson6601]

Oh how the mighty have fallen

[@ikatarn343]

They've been falling off lately. Severe launch issues, canvas bag, private information leaking. However, I still think the backlash will only get them back on track. If I had to choose, I'd rather have Fallout 76 take the hit and make them have a massive comeback with Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI.

[@kevinrobinson6601]

@@ikatarn343 I hope you're right!

[@noahstevens3060]

Oh how peasants judge kings.

[@dmitrymuratov9895]

people judge actions, not "kings"

[@PuresG1ft]

@@ikatarn343 hahahaha, I´ll await the day all your hopes will be crushed while I´m here still enjoying the only good new fallout game: new vegas.

[@tywins3669]

34:52, left side of screen. Best part of the whole documentary